...me rambling about my experiance with markers.
I see all these threads posted around about which marker is better than the other. Whats popular right now , whats fastest.
I have been playing paintball for about 4 years now. I know that is merely a blink compared to some of the experiance out there, but give me some credit. I play as often as possible , in every different type of game I have been able to find. Speedball,Hyperball,Sup Air,Urban,Woodsball,Renegade,Scenarios,Tournaments you name it.
I play so often that my wifes wonders what I am married to sometimes,her or the sport. Its not like it makes me a living....
Anyway to get back on track.
When I started out I got myself a Spyder clone that broke my first game. Went and got a Tippy. Went and bought many more Spyders(and the like) and threw so much money at them it was embarrasing. Changed over to electro frames so I could sling paint with the "good" players....
Much disappointing performance later,I finally made the decision to invest in a quality marker.
I had been (and still do) a lot of reading online about paintball, and its history. Not really the names and places but more what was being used. What equipment did you see time and time again? What was standing the test of time?
In this quest you see a lot of names come and go. Names like Angel,Timmy, Trix , Impy , Bushy. I am sure everyone has experianced the hype about "having" to own one of those markers at that moment. Certainly not trying to say that any of those markers aren't quality equipment, just hear me out.
So as I looked around I kept seeing two names. Autococker and Automag.
These were two markers that have always been revered as good equipment by all types of players. I went out and got myself one of each of them. I used the cocker and I gave the mag to my wife.
Using these markers ,I learned after a while that the symphony of moving parts that made the cocker spectacular was exactly the opposite of the simplicity that made the mag so. I loved both of them a great deal for their ability to get the job done in such different ways. The ruggedness of design within the mag made it virtually impossible to hurt. The cocker was a little more suceptable to that damage but still tough.
Well after a while I got caught up in the hype. I consider myself a good player , but I thought "I bet I could be better if I could huck more paint". I went out and bought myself an "E" marker. Quite a bit of fun. I shot lots of paint. But the bottom line came down to my game and the improvement or lack thereof.
At the end of the day the only thing different was I was using 3 times the paint. No better a player.
Then you start seeing the other drawbacks. Dead batteries. Paint getting into electronics. Fear of water...
There was nothing that could go wrong with the wifes mag or my cocker that an oring couldn't fix, short of physically broken parts(problem with ANY marker).
When I found out about the RTP I thought how great is this? I can have the advantages of an electros speed coupled with the durabilty of the mag!
Went out and got one and have never looked back.
Its just nice being able to grab my marker out of the bag , gas it up , load some balls and have it work every single time. Play in the rain. Never worry if your buttons got hit by a paintball. Not have to "count on" a motorized hopper to be able to play.
I guess what it all comes down to is this.
I spent a great deal of money over the past 4 years. I have owned and borrowed some of the supposed best markers made. Every one of them turned into an overpriced paperweight the moment you chop a ball. Eyes have gone a long way to help this as have some of the "newer"LPR's , but in the end is just more stuff to have problems with.
It really feels nice when you are in a pinch , hucking some paint trying to keep the horde off your 6 and you hear "chuff"...and the next balls zips out , right on target. Not having to lean back at the worst possible time looking for the squeegie.
It took me years to realize that I wasn't looking for the trendiest marker. I wasn't looking for the lightest (even though with ULE I may have found it). I found what I was looking for was one I could absolutley always count on. One that was simple and easy to maintain,that didn't require charged up. And most of all, one that I didn't have to squeegie.
Thanks AGD for making the perfect marker....for ME.
I see all these threads posted around about which marker is better than the other. Whats popular right now , whats fastest.
I have been playing paintball for about 4 years now. I know that is merely a blink compared to some of the experiance out there, but give me some credit. I play as often as possible , in every different type of game I have been able to find. Speedball,Hyperball,Sup Air,Urban,Woodsball,Renegade,Scenarios,Tournaments you name it.
I play so often that my wifes wonders what I am married to sometimes,her or the sport. Its not like it makes me a living....
Anyway to get back on track.
When I started out I got myself a Spyder clone that broke my first game. Went and got a Tippy. Went and bought many more Spyders(and the like) and threw so much money at them it was embarrasing. Changed over to electro frames so I could sling paint with the "good" players....
Much disappointing performance later,I finally made the decision to invest in a quality marker.
I had been (and still do) a lot of reading online about paintball, and its history. Not really the names and places but more what was being used. What equipment did you see time and time again? What was standing the test of time?
In this quest you see a lot of names come and go. Names like Angel,Timmy, Trix , Impy , Bushy. I am sure everyone has experianced the hype about "having" to own one of those markers at that moment. Certainly not trying to say that any of those markers aren't quality equipment, just hear me out.
So as I looked around I kept seeing two names. Autococker and Automag.
These were two markers that have always been revered as good equipment by all types of players. I went out and got myself one of each of them. I used the cocker and I gave the mag to my wife.
Using these markers ,I learned after a while that the symphony of moving parts that made the cocker spectacular was exactly the opposite of the simplicity that made the mag so. I loved both of them a great deal for their ability to get the job done in such different ways. The ruggedness of design within the mag made it virtually impossible to hurt. The cocker was a little more suceptable to that damage but still tough.
Well after a while I got caught up in the hype. I consider myself a good player , but I thought "I bet I could be better if I could huck more paint". I went out and bought myself an "E" marker. Quite a bit of fun. I shot lots of paint. But the bottom line came down to my game and the improvement or lack thereof.
At the end of the day the only thing different was I was using 3 times the paint. No better a player.
Then you start seeing the other drawbacks. Dead batteries. Paint getting into electronics. Fear of water...
There was nothing that could go wrong with the wifes mag or my cocker that an oring couldn't fix, short of physically broken parts(problem with ANY marker).
When I found out about the RTP I thought how great is this? I can have the advantages of an electros speed coupled with the durabilty of the mag!
Went out and got one and have never looked back.
Its just nice being able to grab my marker out of the bag , gas it up , load some balls and have it work every single time. Play in the rain. Never worry if your buttons got hit by a paintball. Not have to "count on" a motorized hopper to be able to play.
I guess what it all comes down to is this.
I spent a great deal of money over the past 4 years. I have owned and borrowed some of the supposed best markers made. Every one of them turned into an overpriced paperweight the moment you chop a ball. Eyes have gone a long way to help this as have some of the "newer"LPR's , but in the end is just more stuff to have problems with.
It really feels nice when you are in a pinch , hucking some paint trying to keep the horde off your 6 and you hear "chuff"...and the next balls zips out , right on target. Not having to lean back at the worst possible time looking for the squeegie.
It took me years to realize that I wasn't looking for the trendiest marker. I wasn't looking for the lightest (even though with ULE I may have found it). I found what I was looking for was one I could absolutley always count on. One that was simple and easy to maintain,that didn't require charged up. And most of all, one that I didn't have to squeegie.
Thanks AGD for making the perfect marker....for ME.
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